Viswanathan Anand, (born December 11, 1969, Madras [now Chennai], India), Indian chess master who won the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE; international chess federation) world championship in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012. Anand learned to play chess from his mother when he was 6 years old.
Who is World No 2 chess player?
Fabiano Caruana
Top players
| Rank | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen |
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana |
| 3 | Ding Liren |
| 4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi |
How old was Viswanathan Anand when he won his first match?
He was awarded Padma Shri at the age of eighteen. In the World Chess Championship 1993 cycle Anand qualified for his first Candidates Tournament, winning his first match but narrowly losing his quarter-final match to 1990 runner-up Anatoly Karpov.
How old was Viswanathan Anand’s father when he died?
On April 15, 2021, Anand’s father died at the age of 92. Anand is sponsored by NIIT and Instaforex. Anand’s rise in the Indian chess world was meteoric. National success came early for him when he won the sub-junior championship with a score of 9/9 points in 1983, at age 14.
When did Viswanathan Anand publish my best games of chess?
His game collection, My Best Games of Chess, was published in the year 1998 and was updated in 2001. Anand’s tournament successes include the Corus chess tournament in 2006 (tied with Veselin Topalov), Dortmund in 2004, and Linares in 2007 and 2008.
When did Viswanathan Anand win the Corus chess tournament?
He has won the annual Melody Amber tournament Blindfold and Rapid Chess Championships in years 1994, 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2006. He is the first player to have won five titles of the Corus chess tournament, succeeded by Magnus Carlsen.
